Indigenous medical physicians from throughout the Pacific will be on Kaua‘i June 10 to June 15 for the fourth biennial Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress. The conference will be held in Waimea by ‘Ahahui o nÇ Kauka, Association of Native
Indigenous medical physicians from throughout the Pacific will be on Kaua‘i June 10 to June 15 for the fourth biennial Pacific Region Indigenous Doctors Congress.
The conference will be held in Waimea by ‘Ahahui o nÇ Kauka, Association of Native Hawaiian Physicians.
The gathering will provide a forum for indigenous physicians, trainees and students to share successes and best practices in research, workforce development, clinical practices and policy upon a foundation of indigenous culture.
“Coming together as indigenous doctors provides a venue for us to learn from one another,” said conference co-chair Martina Kamaka, in a press release. “Throughout the Pacific, we are inspired by one another to continue the healing of our people.”
Practitioners, medical students and others will attend from the Pacific Rim (Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan), Pacific Basin (Micronesia, Guam, Marshall Islands), South Pacific nations (Samoa, Fiji), Canada, Alaska and the continental United States.
PRIDoC 2008 Workshops devoted to topics of medical education and research will be featured on June 11 and June 12. The main conference from June 13 to June 15 will focus on indigenous education in medical schools, community based participatory research and grow-your-own educational pipeline programs.
For more information go online to www.pridoc2008.com or www.kauka.org/pridoc200
